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ADB retains India's economic growth forecast at 6.4% for current fiscal

It forecast 3.6 per cent inflation this year for developing economies in Asia, and 3.4 per cent in 2024

India on a roll owing to landmark reforms under PM Modi: Bernstein report

India has risen from being the 10th largest economy in the world in 2014 to the fifth largest now on the back of "landmark" reforms like GST and an unprecedented infrastructure push, Bernstein said in a report on the Modi government's tenure. The brokerage in a 31-page report titled 'The decade under PM Modi - a deep-dive', hailed landmark reforms, inflation control and financial inclusion and digitisation despite inheriting "a weak economy with several institutions in distress". "Fortune strikes overnight - for some, it is by luck, and for most, it is led by years of effort. The Indian story is similar, becoming more believable even as the building blocks took over a decade to strengthen," it said. Under Modi, India has seen tremendous progress in several areas, including digitisation, formalisation of the economy, a better policy environment to attract investments for manufacturing initiatives and a step-up in infra spending. "The building blocks have been put in place, and altho

India registers poverty reduction with 415 mn coming out in 15 years: UN

A total of 415 million people moved out of poverty in India within just 15 years from 2005/2006 to 2019/2021, the UN said on Tuesday, highlighting the remarkable achievement by the world's most populous nation. The latest update of the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) was released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) at the University of Oxford. It said that 25 countries, including India, successfully halved their global MPI values within 15 years, showing that rapid progress is attainable. These countries include Cambodia, China, Congo, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Serbia, and Vietnam. In April, India surpassed China to become the world's most populous nation with 142.86 crore people, according to UN data. "Notably, India saw a remarkable reduction in poverty, with 415 million people exiting poverty within a span of just 15 years (2005/619/21)," the report said. The report demonstrate

As business bankruptcies surge around the world, next wave could be bigger

Large defaults add to the risk of a vicious cycle of suppliers not being paid, workers losing their jobs, banks further tightening lending criteria and then more companies going bust

India may be world's 2nd-largest economy by 2075, says Goldman Sachs

The report projected India's GDP at $52.5 trillion by 2075, behind China's $57 trillion but ahead of the US' $51.5 trillion

Rupee to climb after dollar's fall on weaker than expected US jobs data

Non-deliverable forwards indicate the rupee will open at around 82.60-82.62 to the U.S. dollar, compared with 82.74 in the previous session

UN world food price index hit almost 2 years low at 122.3 points in June

The Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) price index, which tracks the most globally-traded food commodities, averaged 122.3 points in June

India's El Nino silver lining: Resilience to poor rainfall improving

Agriculture's role in the economy has reduced over the decades, easing impact of 'climatic shock'

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah set to present State Budget today at 12 noon

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has arrived at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru to present the state budget

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Rupee to extend decline as US hiring data points to more Fed rate hikes

Non-deliverable forwards indicate rupee will open at around 82.66-82.70 to the U.S. dollar compared with 82.51 in the previous session

Restoration of GSP benefits by US need of hour: CII EXIM committee chair

An early solution for restoration of GSP benefits by the US to Indian exporters is the need of the hour as it would help further boost the bilateral trade, Chairman of the CII national committee on EXIM Sanjay Budhia said on Wednesday. India and the US have agreed to discuss New Delhi's demand for restoration of Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) benefits to domestic exporters and now both sides will commence discussions to find a solution. The previous Trump administration in the US revoked GSP from India in 2019. GSP allows eligible developing countries to export duty-free goods to the US. Budhia said about two-thirds of the US imports under GSP are raw materials, components, or machinery and equipment used by US companies to manufacture goods in America for domestic consumption or for export. GSP also helps American consumers by eliminating duties on a variety of usually inexpensive consumer goods, he said adding these benefits are real and tangible. Both sides have mutu

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PSBs should focus on robust asset-liability & risk management: Sitharaman

Profit of public sector banks increased to Rs 1.04 trillion in 2022-23

Implementation of GST has brought in economic revolution: Puducherry LG

Puducherry Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Saturday said the introduction and implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the country has brought in an economic revolution in the country. Addressing officers and tax payers at the celebrations of 'Six Years of GST' organised by the Commissionerate of GST and Central Excise (Puducherry), the Lt Governor said it (GST) marked a significant milestone in the indirect system of taxation. "It is a remarkable initiative in a diverse and federal country as multiple tax laws have been consolidated into a single system. It is no small feat," the Lt Governor said. She said tax compliance had also increased. "Where there is increased response and compliance the development of the nation is also ensured," the Lt Governor, who also gave away awards to the tax payers on the occasion said. Soundararajan said the GST Council meeting also took into consideration periodically the various views and feedback from Finance Ministers of state

India's external debt rises $5.6 bn to $624.7 bn at end-March 2023

India's external debt rose marginally to USD 624.7 billion annually at end-March 2023, although the debt-GDP ratio declined, as per a Reserve Bank data released on Friday. The external debt rose by USD 5.6 billion from USD 619.1 billion at end-March 2022. "The external debt to GDP ratio declined to 18.9 per cent at end-March 2023 from 20 per cent at end-March 2022," said the Reserve Bank's data on India's External Debt as at end-March 2023. Valuation gains due to the appreciation of the US dollar compared to the Indian rupee and major currencies such as yen, SDR, and euro were placed at USD 20.6 billion. "Excluding the valuation effect, external debt would have increased by USD 26.2 billion instead of USD 5.6 billion at end-March 2023 over end-March 2022," the central bank added. At end-March 2023, as per the data, long-term debt (with original maturity of above one year) was placed at USD 496.3 billion, recording a decline of USD 1.1 billion over its level at end-March 2022. The

Strong growth outlook to offset foreign mkt slowdown for India Inc: Fitch

India's resilient growth outlook will offset a slowdown in overseas markets for the country's corporates and easing input cost pressure will help widen their profit margins, Fitch Ratings said on Friday. Earlier this month, Fitch had raised India's economic growth forecast to 6.3 per cent for the current fiscal year 2023-24 from the 6 per cent it had predicted previously. The sustained economic growth will drive cement and petroleum product demand, with high-frequency data trending above pre-pandemic levels so far this year. India's rising infrastructure spending will also boost steel demand, Fitch added. "India's resilient growth outlook will offset a slowdown in overseas markets for the country's corporates and easing input cost pressure will widen profit margins by around 220bp in the financial year ending March 2024," Fitch said in a statement. Slowing demand in the US and the eurozone will moderate sales growth for the IT service sector. However, a corresponding easing of wage

Rising tomato prices: Heatwaves and heavy rain impact supply in India

Consumer affairs ministry maintains that these price hikes are normal for this time of year and are a temporary phenomenon while households cut back on their tomato budgets